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It could easily be the PL 259 end fitting radio/AIS to antenna fitting. Many of these are crimp ons--they are "OK"--sort of when new. But with time they all corrode. Tutorial for soldering PL 259 VHF radio antenna fitting.. All of the above: corrosion, type of tape, heat shrink tubing...

Are you a repesentative of the factory? You don't even give a proper location in your profile. There are no OXE 150's available for sale in the USA currently, and if there were they would be in the $45,000 price range from what I can find on the internet. There is really no advantage for a...

Most of the chest refers/freezers use the same Danfoss compressor, or a Swing Motor. Danfoss comes in two sizes: BD35F and BD50F, Over half of all chest units use the Secop/Danfoss compressor, another common compressor is the Sawafuji swing motor compressor. Between the two, of all of the...

Yes, first but a digital volt ohm meter. I like the Klien CL 800 beause it does AC and DC up to 600 amps. It has maximum reading hold, but does not do true inrush current. This is more for the advanced boatowner, or some professonals. However it is $130 and has far more features than you...

Congratulations on a quick sale! Keep in touch with your C Brat friends!

If you have the skills to do what you propose, then go for it. Hopefuly you have a power planer, or even a good draw knief and long planes. Even the extreme deep "V" boat have variable deadrise. The early C Dory had flat bottoms. Many boat trailers have the bunk boards flat, but they...

My experience is that most of the chest freezers and refrigeratos, draw is closer to 5 to 5.5 amps when running. The overall draw is possibly close to 3 amp over all. 24 hour run of either of these is about 60 amp hour--I have never seen 36 amp hours use which Colby suggests his get, I have...

Welcome aboard. Watch the C Dory for sale by owner, on the home page of this site down in the right lower corner. Facebook, boats for sale, Craig's List, Boat Trader etc. Usually there is one in the PNW, but occasionally one has to travel to find the right boat for you. I have averaged...

Interesting questions: are you going to change the angle of the boat surface (upper surface), by the angle of the deadrise of the various stations in the hull. I am not sure I have ever seen that done. Certainly now many of the lifts are fitted for the deadrise aft--this is especially...

I have always switched to group 31 for the house bank. I do run with chest freezers/refers, so have that extra load. The group 31's fit between the 22's fuel tanks. On the last 25, I also had two 100 amp hour LiFePO4 batteries. These have amost twice the "power" of the group 27 (if not more...

Rod, Welcome aboard. Dogs go well with the 25. We have cruised with 2 labs, with border collie, and 2 other dogs at one time... I had not seen a 25 named "Tiger" any any of our gatherings in Florida. The Name "Sea Shepard" is nice, but there is a Sea Shepard "conservation" group--and at...

I cannot read the mind set of those who fabricated the 25 in 2003, but I suspect they did not envision the probem. It is possible that the hull was not adequately cleaned. It should have been concentric size Mat and roving two layers each. Not what was done a single layer of mat or cloth...

Pat and Patty, stick around, even though you have joined those of us who are "senior" ex CDory owners. We know how hard it is to give up our beloved C Dorys! Not many who have owned the boat since new for 20 years and had the adventures you have lived. You both have a lot of wisdom to share...

spring lines are to keep the boat from moving fore and aft at the dock. As per Daybreak, or a line from the bow cleat leading aft, and from the stern cleat leading forward. Sometimes all of these. With a long stern line, I will often cleat on the after most cleat on the dock and take the...

On the A800 AIS: This is the response for the A800. Garmin factory will not do the reset, but their dealers or installers can. I could not find any "secret" ways to reprogram by the end owner.

It is unlikely to have been installed at the factory. The vast majority of times, all electronics are installed by the local dealer or electronic shop. There will be one NMEA 2000, at least one or two antennas, a GPS antenna, attatched to the unit. You don't need ot change the specifications...

Here is one for sale at Huntsville Alabama, which seems to be a well equipped boat in good condition. Here is the link You may not find one within a few hundred miles, but I have had to travel at least 1200 miles to buy 4 different C Dorys. The only one I bought locally (200 miles away) was...

Basic protection of the alternator, especially in inboard boats and RV's. The Li battery can take the entire output of an alternator, and allow it to overheat. That must be protected. Some "fixes" allow charging for 15 minute and then 15 minutes no charging to cool off. Some use heat sensor...

Color coded lines. You can tell deck hands, people at dock helping etc--"grab the gold line and take it to xx cleat. I have mid ship and bow lines to cam cleats on the side I am docking on. I have velcro loops to secure the ends of the lines. I used lighter lines when first docking (3/8 work...

Definately water from the cockpit gets into the cabin. The aft cabin bulkhead, may or may not be properly tabbed to the hull. Water channels outside of where the fuel tank is (and also under/around fuel tank. The only "cure" for this is to cut out the cockpit floor, clean, dry and then...